Window attachment



H. A; HOBELMANN. wmoow ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 28, I919Patented Dec. 20, 1 921.

E M9175 belmann HERMAN A. HOBELMANN, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

WINDOW A TTAGHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 20, 1921.

Application filed October 28, 1919. Serial No. 3%,016.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HERMAN A. HOBEL- MANN, acitizen of the United States, residin g at Ten Hills,in the city ofBaltimore and State of Maryland, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Window Attachments, of which the following isspecification.

The present invention has reference to a window attachment and relatesto means whereby rain, snow, etc., will be shed from the lower portionof the window so that the same will not enter between the window and thecasing therefor.

The primary object of the invention is to produce a water shed forwindow sashes which may be easily and quickly attached to the bottomrail upon the outer surface thereof; one which may, if desired, remain apermanent fixture to the sash, but one which also may be easily andquickly removed therefrom, if desired.

A further object of the invention is to produce a rain shed for windowsashes which is of a construction that will permit of the securing orsustaining means therefor being adjusted after the device has beenapplied upon the lower rail of a window sash, so that the inner edgethereof will tightly hug the rail. of the sash to positively prevent theentrance of water between the device and the sash.

The foregoing objects and others which will appear as the nature of theinvention is better understood may be accomplished by a simpleconstruction, combination and operative arrangement of parts, asatisfactory exemplification of which is disclosed by the drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the application of theimprovement.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view approximately on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a view of he lower portion of the sash with the improvementremoved.

Fig. 4E is a perspective view of the improvement looking toward theunder face thereof.

Referring now to the drawings in detail the numeral 1 designates aportion of a window casing and 2 the lower sash slidable in the casing.For distinction the bottom rail of the lower sash is indicated by thenumeral 3. i

In carrying out my invention I bore the bottom rail 3 from the outerface thereof to provide a centrally disposed socket l. In thisconnection it is to be understood that should I find it desirableadditional sockets may be likewise provided in the said rail.

In the socket 4. T screw a non-headed sleeve that is provided with bothinner and outer threads. The sleeve has its outer face kerfedtransversely, the said kerfs designed to receive a screw driver wherebythe sleeve may be screwed into the socket so that the outer face of thesaid sleeve is flush with the outer face of the rail 3.

The improved eave or water shedder for the sash is broadly indicated bythe numeral 5. Preferably, the member 5 comprises a metal body 6 havingangle sides 7, the said body being bent to provide the sides. To thesides and to the inner edge of the body is secured in any desired orpreferred manner a back member 8. The member 8 is preferably constructedof wood and being arranged at an angle with respect to the body permitsof the said body being sustained at a downward and outward angle whenthe back is arranged against the outer face of the rail 3. The back 8has one or more openings therethrough which are designed to aline withthe threaded bore of the sleeves. As only one sleeve is illustrated inthe drawings the back 8 is provided with only one opening 9, and throughthis opening passes the threaded shank 10 of a wing bolt l1, the threadsof the said shank coengaging with the threads in the bore of the sleeve,effectively sustaining the cave on the rail of the sash. The head of thebolt preferably contacts with a metallic wear plate 1.2 that is securedupon the inner face of the back member of the cave.

It will be apparent, from the foregoing, that the hollow nature of thewater shed permits of the bolt being screwed into the bore of the sleeveor removed therefrom when the lower sash is partly raised. It will bealso apparent that when the bolt is screwed entirely home the backmember of the water shed being constructed of wood, and therefore to acertain extent compressible, will be caused to tightly hug or engage therail 3 to prevent the passage of moisture between the water shed andrail. It will be still further apparent that without the removalof thewater shed the lower sash may be fully raised, as no inward projectionsare provided upon the bottom rail thereof which might contact with thebottom rail of the upper sash, and consequently both sashes may beeasily cleaned. It will be further apparent that the lower sash mayberaised to a determined elevation during rainy or snowy weather and thatincident to the particular and peculiar shape 01": the device, the samewill provide an effective shed for directing snow or rain outwardly fromthe window without permitting the same to enter the building through thespace between the lower portion of the frame and the sash, andconsequently a room may be properly ventilated in inclement weather.Itis also to be understood that while I have illustrated and describedthe attaching means for the save in the nature of a bolt and a threadedsocket or sleeve therefor, other securing means may be employed ifdesired, as for instance the back member of the cave may be providedwith keyhole slots and the rail 3 with headed elements to engage in theslots, while still further headed elements may be attached to the backmember to engage in keyhole slots provided in the bottom rail of thesash. It will be thus understood changes'and modifications from thestructure illustrated as fall within the scope of my claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

In combination with the lower sash of a w1ndow havlng non-headedthreaded socket let in the lower rail thereof, a water shed for the sashcomprising a'metallic body and a straight back portion provided withapertures which are designed to aline with the sockets in the rail ofthe sash, said metallic body consisting of sides having their upperedges inclined downwardly and forwardly from said back portion and a topdisposed on the upper edges of the sides and back, winged bolts passingthrough the apertures in said back and engaging the threaded sockets,and wear plates between the heads of the winged nuts and said back.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HERMAN A. HOBELMANN.

